Re: [T3] T3 cooling

["David V.N." <rmcevoy1@twcny.rr.com>]

"Dont'cha love it when a plan comes together?"
  David V. Nelson



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 2:44 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] T3 cooling


 >
> If you had cooling air there, they wouldn't melt, no matter how cheap they
> were.

Agreed

>
> > > Did you look at the injector spray patterns to see if they were okay?
> > [This is
> > > a long shot, but it seems like you were running lean for some reason.]
> >
> > Brandy new injectors and seals.
>
> Bosch?

Yup

>
> > > Were you using good quality exhaust valves (very important) with
chrome
> > plated
> > > exhaust valve stems, & bronze valve guides?
> >
> > Well,they were good quality from Chirco.Good guides also.
>
> I don't know Chirco.

Do a search for it.Fast and good service.

>
> > > "Plastic locknut insert"? Melted? Something was wrong here. Was the
> > thermostat
> > > opening the flaps? Were the flaps frozen in place, or the thermostat
not
> > > adjusted right? Thermostat dead?
>
> > They were frozen when I started.Loosened "em up with "weasel piss"(PB
> > Blaster) and then with HiTemp wheel bearing grease.All pivots were
> > given this treatment.Not sure about thermostat though,now that you
> > mention it.Never checked for expansion or contraction.Just cleaned it
> > up and installed.Hmmmmm?
>
> When you install the thermostat you have to put everything in place and
then
> remove the bottom thermostat bolt. This lets the whole thermostat rise up
until
> it hits the top of its bracket. At this point the flaps should be wide
open.
>
> I always thought that the thermostats were made such that if they leaked,
they
> expanded. This would make them "fail safe." Bob Hoover, however, claims
that
> they are not all made this way, so some of them may develop leaks which
mean
> that they don't change length when they warm up. This would certainly
cause the
> problem you describe.
>
> I think I'm gonna have to be more careful of this in the future.

OK

>
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